Chillies
Collect your things for chillies
plantation
Clay loam Soil, 25 cm diameter and 35
cm deep pot, seeds
Varieties:
Bell pepper
jalapeno
cayenne
Tabasco
Ajis
Sowing time:
There are two crops of chillies Rabi
and Kharif. In Balochistan and Punjab only kharif crop is grown and in Sindh
both types of crops can grown.
Best soil for chillies:
Clay loam soil is better for
chillies. Sandy soil is not better for
chillies production. Soil ph for spinach is 6-7.5.
How to grow:
Take a 6 inch diameter and 8 inch
deep pot. For a small pot you can grow 1
plant otherwise keep 4-6 inch space between seed at the time of sowing. Plant
the seed 1/8 inch deep. It has deep tap root system.
Direction:
It requires sun to partial shade. It
can bear shade. Keep the pot in south direction
Irrigation:
Do irrigate more time for dense
growth. First irrigation applies after sowing then continues after 8-10 days.
Fertilizer:
Use poultry manure at high rate.
Vermicompost and phosphate rich organic manure is best to increase yield. Apply
vermicasting comprised on niger and karanj cake three times to pots.
Harvesting:
Flowering will start after two month
of transplanting. Harvesting should be done at right stage of maturity. The
interval between harvesting should be 1-2 week and you will get pickings for
three months about 6-10 pickings. Chillies should ripen 10 to 15 days under
full sun
Tags
Vegetable Garden